Holden High School - Eagle Yearbook (Holden, MO)

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4 o 50 ....--..-,.....-- Ur. fagz. ---.-.--,...---.-....... Senior Activities I Senior Play The Senior Class of 1955 presented a three- act comedy, Taming the Brat on Thursday eve- ning, April 21, 1955 at the Holden High School Auditorium. The play was under the direction of Miss Lucille Burroughs. When Lottie took her job as the Nagels' maid, she thought the chaos caused by their spoiled infant Janice would end as the little darling grew up. But, as Lottie says, she was wrong - the Nagels never let Janice grow up. At fifteen she is still coddled and pampered like a two-year-old. Jerry Hughes, a nice boy of sixteen, knows this very well, but he can't help having a terrific crush on Janice, even though she treats him like a dog and makes him wish she'd fall for somebody her- self and see how it is. Then she does fall - and hard - for Jess Pomeroy, a handsome football player. To make it complete, Jess takes no interest in her whatever: he has a. girl. This causes Janice to have the worst tantrum of her life, and her par- ents to have a riot. Up till nolw, they have been able' to go out and get her what she wanted, but this tantrum can't be stopped. Jerry is very happy. This wil cure the brat. But his joy is short-lived. To his surprise, he finds next day that Jess is play- ing right along with Janice. He is most discourag- ed. So is his pal Dave because he and Jerry are to play in a local tennis match tomorrow, and they'll never win with Jerry in such a state. Dave decides something has to be done, and he soon finds out why Jess is so sweet on Janice. It seems that Janice's parents are trying to buy her the man she wants, just as they've bought her everything else since she was born. This discovery is made at a party, and it results in a near riot which causes Janice to go into her worst tantrum ever, and also bring Jess and his real girl to a near break-up. Things are in a pretty sad state by the next morn- ing, but Janice surprises everyone with a sudden change for the better and everything is straighten- ed out beautifully. The cast was as follows: Lottie. the Nagels' middle-aged maid, Donna Kay Billingsley. Mrs. Nagel, the mother of Janice, Addie Mae Skaggs. ' Mr. Nagel, the father, a middle-aged business- man, LeRoy Ditton. Jess Pomeroy, a big, good-looking football play- er, Cecil Long. Jerry Hughes, a likable boy of sixteen, some- what naive, Gary Garrett. Dave Martin, Jerry's pal and tennis partner, Robert DesCombes. Louise, a gossipy teen-ager, decidedly silly in her speech and manner, Nancy Jo Dunn. Myrtle, not unlike Louise, but a little more reticient, Ina Mae Young. Janice Nagel, spoiled, self-indulgent fifteen- year-old, Carolyn Morrow, Myra Jason, Jess's girl, Wanda Lou Shippy. SPECIALTIES Piano solo, 'Ebbtide Kay Lewis. Vocal solo, 'I Believe Calvin Crawford. Leland Stowell Awarded State Farmer Degree Leland Stowell, a member of the Holden FFA Chapter, received the highest degree possible in the Missouri Future Farmers Organization at the 26th Annual Missouri FFA Convention at Columbia, Missouri. To be eligible forthe State Farmer Award, a boy must have shown outstanding lead- ership in the FFA, have a good farming program in 0l?'6Y'2lti0U. pass a state examination on the FFA and parliamentary procedure. Leland, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stowell, was raised to the degree of Greenhand in October, 1952 and Chapter Farmer in 1953. He started out with one registered Holstein heifer and six acres of corn his freshman year in High School and has expanded until at the present he has three cows, one heifer, one registered Hol- stein bull, and twenty-nine ewes and lambs. I-Ie also has one third interest in nine cows, one heifer, twenty-six ewes and lambs, fifty acres of small grain and forty-six acres of hay. Leland has been very active in the FFA and Vocational Agricultureg he has participated in farm mechanics, livestock judging, and farm meats identification, judging on the district and state level. He is president of the Holden FFA and was treasurer his junior year. Leland played on the FFA Basketball Team two years and was on the track team one year. Holden High School has had ten State Farm- ers. Other boys having received this degree are: Norman Briscoe, 19483 Jack Jones, 19495 Wendell Daniel and Carl Stumpff, 1950g Sam William Raber and Kerry Kephart, 1951: Jimmie Bruns, 19523 Russell McCannon, 19533 and Donal Bruns, 1954. Eight of these boys have received this de- gree under the leadership of Mr. Harry Crim, Vocational Agriculture Instructor in Holden High School the past six years. Senior Day At Central Missouri State College The Senior Class attended the annual Senior Day, April 20, 1955, on the campus of Central Missouri State College in WVarrensburg. The events of the day were sponsored by the faculty and students of the college. They were as follows: Registration .......................................,.... Student Center Organ Music . .................... .................. . Hendricks Hall Professor John McCoy Convocation ....... . ............................. Hendricks Hall Eleanor Fisher Intergroup Relations Chairman Group Singing ....,...,,,,........,,,.,,,,,,,, Bill Grace, leader Address 'The American Dream Dr. G. YV. Diemer Campus Tours ........,.,,..,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Student Guides Lunch .....................,,. .....,,,,.,,, S ocial Hall Student Program ..,. ....,. H endricks Hall Career Conference ..... .... C ollege Professors Recreation Hour .... ..,,,..,.., S ocial Hall

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.,.........---.............. Ulla Eagle -..-...---,.-......... Senior Activities Eagle Ball The Faculty, the Board of Education and members of Holden High School were guests of the Eagle Staff at the Eagle Ball May 10, 1955. The Queen candidates, Katherine Truninger, Wanda Snare and Sandra Jones, were escorted by Jimmie Dixon. Cecil Long and Vlfallace Fitzgerel to the foot of the green and silver throne. Landa Lea Manford, Editor-in-Chief of the Eagle, read a letter from Mr. W. J. Westmore. make-up artist for Paramount Pictures Incorporation, Hollywood, California, saying that his selection for Eagle Queen was marked, Mr, Westmore's Choice, on the back of her picture. After opening the pic- tures Miss Manford announced that Mr. West- more had selected Miss Truninger as the Eagle Queen. Miss Truninger ascended the throne and Miss Manford then placed a beautiful crown of carna- tions and roses on her head. The crown was a gift of the Cast Funeral Home. Miss Truninger and her attendants and their escorts led the first dance of the evening. The class colors, Mint Green and Silver, were carried out in the beautiful decorations of the au- ditorium. The class flower, a rose was carried out in the refreshments, of individual cakes iced with green icing and topped with a rose. The cakes were a gift of the Cast Bakery. The evening was spent in dancing and the Eagle Ball of 1955 was a delightful affair for all. This Is Our Life by, Sandra Jones, Saluatorian Parents, teachers, and friends, on behalf of the Senior Class of 1955, I want to extend to you a warm welcome to This Is Your Life - Seniors '55. We hope as the scenes from our life unfold here you will share with us the memories of our sadness and gladness, of our failures and achieve- ments. For the past twelve years you have given us guidance and encouragement to do our best. Our goal has been one of attaining the knowledge and training necessary for assuming our responsi- bilities in the world about us. We want you to realize the importance of your help in our achiev- ing this goal. When we take our places as citizens in the working world we hope that this knowledge will ,give us the opportunity and the courage to suc- ceed. The challenges of society must be met. If each of us can apply the knowledge and experiences gained in school and can justify the guidance and encouragement we have received from our families and friends, we can look forward to success in the years to follow and to a feeling of pride that This Is Our Life - Seniors '55. Stairway To The Stars By Addie Mae Skaggs, Valedictorian I reach for stars! I cannot touch them with my hands, I know But reaching makes me look to higher things and grow, And so I reach for stars. We look upward to the star feeling peace in its rays. For the last twelve years the members of the senior class have been climbing the stairway to the stars. We have been reaching upward for the stars and as we reached, we grew. Even though we can't touch stars, we can see and reflect their beautiful rays. Our privilege is to reflect. As we reflect these rays and others see us, we must re- member that we want others to see the best in us. Our best today is our beginning tomorrow. This is our motto. The star gives and we must give our best to the world today. If we give our best today, we will have a wonderful beginning for tomorrow's work. Some may not have as much to give as others, but still they must give what they have. The star cannort be rewarded, but we can be rewarded. Even though we may give only a. smile or a cheery word to' someone. It may be just what they need. It is the giver's reward to know that he has helped someone. As we go out from here after graduation, we will still go on climbing the stairway to the stars. The climb is not ended until our life on this earth ends. Vlfe will always keep reaching upward for another star, climbing another stair, and by so do-ing, attaining another goal. Each of these goals lead to the one great goal of reaching a, new and better place in which to live. Starlight is beautiful, mysterious, and gentle. It leads us beyond our worldly cares and activities. Therefore, as we go through life, we must reach for the stars and keep climbing their stairway - always upward. I Senior Holiday At 8:30 a. m. on the twelfth of May, the members of the Senior Class left Holden by bus for an holiday in Kansas City. The morning was spent in Swope Park, where everyone enjoyed a. picnic lunch at noon. The afternoon and evening activities included shopping, bowling, skating, looking for jobs, and attending theatres. The group arrived home about midnight, tired but happy.

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4...0.0..0..0-we-l-coco:-vac-cf-Q-we-fu ggi 50915 poioioiavianxrrinioioioioioiozcozu Senior Activities Q 0 ' 7 Junior - Senior Banquet The Senior Class, Faculty, Board of Education, and their guests were entertained by the Junior Class and their sponsors, Mrs. Charles Williams and Mrs. Wendell Hallar at the Showboat Banquet held Thursday evening, May 5, in the High School Auditorium. The theme was carried out from the inside of the Sho-wboat, complete with the fater wheel. The view from the deck looked out into an old-fashioned park on shore. The Senior Class colors were carried out in the table decorations with mint green candles hav- ing silver ruffles in candleholders of silver. The centerpieces were yellow roses in a boat-shaped containers. The Sophomore Girls, dressed as Show- boat girls in full gingham dresses of either check- ed yellow or green, were assisted in serving by the Sophomore boys, dressed in dark trousers, white shirts, and bow ties. The Junior mothers pre- pared the menu of grapefruit puice cocktail, steak with sauce, creamed new potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, hot rolls, butter, jelly, angelfood cake, ice cream, nuts, mints, and coffee. The program followed throughout the evening: Toastmaster ,,,,,,,......................,...... Eugene Davidson Invocation ,,,,,, ...... M r. J. W. Bullard Toast to Seniors ..... ...... C harles Tevis Response ,................................................... Wanda Snare Vocal Duet .... Flossie Kassing, Myrna Daugherty You Tell Me Your Dreams, I'll Tell You Mine Accompanist, Armetta Whiteman Toast to Faculty ...... - ....... . ...... Rebecca Graham Response ,.,........ . ,..... ...................,.,.,.. M r. Troy E. Hirni Pantomime .....,., Beverly Houx, Eugene Davidson, Claude Bradbury No, No, A Thousand Times No Singers ,... Myrna. Daugherty, Mary Jo Hampton, Carol Sue Weeks, Willadene McCarty Accompanist, Flossie Kassing Toast to Board of Education ....... - ....... Betty Jones Response ............. .........,.. M r. Clarence McKenna Soft Shoe Dance .... Flossie Kassing, Doyne Hough Strolling Through The Park Singers ................ Helen Burke, Mary Io Hampton, Willadene McCarty Accompanist, Mrs. Charles VVilliams An orchestra from Central Missouri State Col- lege provided music for the dance which followed the banquet. Refreshments of cake and punch were served by the Junior Class. Presldenft s Farewell by Wanda Snare, Class President Faculty, friends, and parents, we appreciate your interest in joining us here tonight for the Life show of the Class of 1955.1 We wish to thank you for your time and friendship which you have given us so freely. We especially want to thank our parents and teachers who have had so much patience with us and guided us during the twelve years we have strived for this goal. Seniors, it has been a pleasure and an honor to serve as your class president this past year. I have enjoyed working with you and want to thank You for the cooperation. Although this ends our high school career, we will go out into the world each seeking our field and remembering that Our Best Today Is Our Beginning Tomorrow. Good luck and God bless you for your cooperation. D. A. Good Citizenship Award The D. A. R. Good Citizens Committee, for the promotion of better citizenship, conducts nation- wide contests open to girls in senior classes of ac- credited High Schools. From three names pre- sented to the Senior Class by the faculty, Wanda Snare was elected to receive the Good Citizenship Award given by the Elizabeth Randolph Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Wanda was selected on the basis 'of the following qualities: ' 1. Dependability, including truthfulness, loyal- ty, and punctuality. 2. Service, including cooperation, courtesy and consideration of others. J 3. Leadership, with personality, self-control and ability to assume responsibility and leadership. 4. Patriotism, unselfish interest in family, school, community and nation Wanda and her mother, Mrs. Earl Thomas, were guests of the Daughters of the American Revolution at a meeting Thursday evening, April 14, 1955, at the home of Mrs. F. E. Ross. Mrs. E. B. Cast, Good Citizenship Chairman, explained the awards given by the Daughters of the American Revolution and presented Wanda to the local chapter. Mrs. Harry Kluttz. Regent, made the presentation of the award and the medal.